Sex-related crimes are difficult to fight in court and, as such, those who are charged with these types of crimes, in North Carolina or elsewhere, may have a feeling of hopelessness. There is no question, accusations such as rape or sexual assault deserve proper attention; however, there is a fine line that must be walked Continue Reading North Carolina Man Charged With Rape

A man who is well known in his community is facing charges that seem unthinkable. A well-liked and respected youth leader at the Unity United Methodist Church in Salisbury has been arrested and is facing statutory rape and other sex crime charges involving minors. As law enforcement officials in North Carolina don’t take such accusations Continue Reading North Carolina Man Facing Statutory Rape Charges

A man who has retired from a teaching career is set to face life in prison. The man, who was an elementary school teacher, was found guilty of dozens of charges stemming from the sexual molestation of students at the school where he taught. In total, the North Carolina man was facing more than 100 Continue Reading North Carolina Man Gets Life For Inappropriate Sex Acts

North Carolina’s sentencing laws became significantly stricter in 1994. Before then, people convicted of serious crimes such as murder could lower their sentences with good behavior. Life sentences could last no longer than 80 years, and then some prison sentences were reduced by 50 percent. All this bears on the sentence for a man who Continue Reading North Carolina Prisoner Argues He Should Have Been Free Years Ago

As we discussed earlier, the U.S. prison population has fallen three years in a row. This third year makes the trend statistically significant in the eyes of some analysts. From 2011 to 2012, the prison population declined by more than 25,000 people. Remarkably, more than 1,000 of those people were in North Carolina. According to Continue Reading Reasons Behind Declining Us, North Carolina Prison Populations